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Powered by skipper Ravindra Sante's brilliant 39-ball 70, which included six sixes and four fours, Mumbai outplayed Karnataka by eight wickets in the final to clinch the trophy in the fourth edition of the 4th T20 National Physical Disability Championship, as per a release.
The tournament started in Udaipur on October 15. Taking first strike after winning the toss, Karnataka made a formidable score of 175 for six in 20 overs. Narendra Mangore smashed 68 off just 30 balls, while, while GS Shivashankara smashed 25-ball 32, and opener Rajesh Kannur scored a quickfire 23-ball 30. In reply, Mumbai rode on Sante's match-winning knock and Prashad Chauhan's 41-ball 57 to canter to the target in 18.1 overs. Sante, who won the 'Player of the Match' award, dedicated his prize to his teammate Prashad Chauhan, a 17-year-old talented youngster, showing an example of 'sportsmanship spirit' amongst Divyang players. Mumbai's Akash Patil was named as the 'Player of the Series.' The prize, a two-wheeler, was awarded by Shri Pratap Singh Chauhan, the chief patron of DCCI. The 'Best Fielder' Award was won by Maharashtra's Kunal Phalse, who was given a cash prize of Rs 25,000. The 'Best Batsman' award was won by Karnataka's GS Shivashankara, who too was given a cash prize of Rs 25,000. The 'Best Bowler' award in the Championship was won by Rajasthan's Satish Kirar. Rajasthan's Surinder Khorwal, who was named the 'Star Performer' of the tournament, was awarded a car by Chaturbhuj Foundation. The tournament winners were awarded Rs 5 lakh, while the runners-up received Rs 2.5 lakhs by the Rajasthan Royals Foundation. The two semifinalists received Rs 1 lakh each by the Rajasthan Royals Foundation. Amongst the guests at the prize distribution function were Abhjit Singh of the Rajasthan Royals, Kailash Manav, the founder of Narayan Seva Sansthan, Shri Maharaj Pratap Singh Chauhan, DCCI chief patron, Prashant Agarwal, chief of Narayan Seva Sansthan, Bhupendra Singh from Svyam and Rahul Patel from Chaturbhuj Foundation. As per a release, DCCI General Secretary Ravikant Chauhan said, "The fourth edition of our T20 National Championship was conducted very successfully. We thank the BCCI, particularly BCCI secretary Jay Shah for his and the Board's continuous support for our endeavours. We also thank all our supporters and especially the Narayan Seva Sansthan. I hope the BCCI and all our supporters continue to extend their help for differently-abled cricketers of India. I mustcongratulate the differently-abled cricketers for putting up fantastic performances during the tournament." (ANI)
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